SWEN Capital Partners Raises €175m for Renewable Gas Projects

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October 13, 2020

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(Bioenergy Insight) SWEN Capital Partners has announced the final closing of its SWEN Impact Fund for Transition (SWIFT), Europe’s first infrastructure fund dedicated to renewable gases. The fund raised €175 million, exceeding its target amount of €120 million. SWIFT is SWEN Capital Partners’ first impact fund and invests directly in methanation, renewable hydrogen, and gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling infrastructure for the shipping and overland transportation sector.

SWIFT is managed by a team of six specialising in the gas industry and infrastructure finance. It is the first of its kind in Europe and aspires to step-up investment in the renewable gas industry.

According to SWEN, gas accounts for a quarter of France’s energy consumption, so it is essential to decarbonise the industry if the country is to achieve a successful energy transition, especially as only 1% of the gas consumed in France currently comes from renewable sources.

SWIFT has made its first investments in methanation units, which are being developed as part of a co-investment programme with farmers. The units will be used to produce renewable energy needed in farming areas while also boosting the economy and local employment.

The units will recycle agricultural waste by transforming it into renewable gas (biogas) and fertiliser, which the farmers will be able to use. Once produced, the gas is injected into the natural gas network and becomes available to all gas consumers. READ MORE

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